Centenary College of
Louisiana Graduates 196 during Spring Commencement Exercises

SHREVEPORT, LA -- A total of 196
students were graduated Saturday, May 5, 2001 during Centenary College
of Louisiana's annual commencement ceremonies in the Gold Dome. Brian
P. Lamb, chairman and chief executive officer of C-SPAN, delivered the
commencement address.

Graduates included 138 earning bachelor's
degrees and 58 receiving master's degrees. Honorary doctorates were
awarded to Lamb, the Rev. William Peeples, Shreveport district superintendent
of the United Methodist Church, and Nicholas H. Wheless Jr., Centenary
trustee and Shreveport civic leader.

The college also recognized and awarded
"emeritus" status to four retiring faculty members: Dr. Lewis Bettinger,
professor of psychology; Dr. Hughes Cox, professor of philosophy; Dr. Barrie
Richardson, Samuel Guy Sample professor of business administration and
former dean of the Frost School of Business; and Dr. Don C. Wilcox, professor
of business and interim dean of the Frost School of Business.

Centenary College of Louisiana is
a selective private college located in Shreveport, La. Founded in
1825, it is the nation's oldest liberal arts college west of the Mississippi.
Centenary is nationally ranked and is regularly listed among the nation's
"Best Colleges" and "Best College Values."

Six students were graduated summa
cum laude, having earned grade-point averages of 3.9 or higher.
Sixteen earned the magna cum laude designation, with 3.7 to 3.89
GPAs, and 23 achieved cum laude status, having, 3.5 to 3.69 GPAs.
They are: